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Miller is a tiny town of 769 people in Lawrence County, Missouri. It's about 30 miles from Springfield, MO and 137 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $1k a month.
769people
$100kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 769
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,003 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 30 mi to Springfield, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$633/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SGF airport
- 133 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 263 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk